I don't think I will be doing any topping. I have not done any reading but I figure topping is a high stress training and autos need to be as stress free as possible. My thinking is if I am not suppose to transplant during their life I doubt I should be topping either. What do you think?
hi Cat, having ran a couple auto flowers my self this past year i have come to conclusion you can top them, it may stunt them for a couple days but they will bounce back and give you a lil more quantity. they aren't heavy yielders either, think i managed to pull around an ounce dried off each auto i ran this past summer. Hope this helps and good luck with your grow

found this article this morning, can only hope something good comes from it
The feds could actually soften their stance a little when it comes to weed.
The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the medical evidence surrounding the safety and effectiveness of marijuana, a process that could lead to the agency downgrading the drug's current status as a Schedule I drug, the most dangerous classification.
rest of article here ---->http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/24/fda-marijuana_n_5526634.html

ok had a little time this morning and grabbed few shots of the 4 babies I running. will start off with the mutant which is stinkiest of them all so far. lol. pic of the stalk where it self topped
top shot of it
other 3
I am running these un topped by myself this round, going to run outta room if I bush em out lol.

ok here we are @ day 14 from mud I think. They got their first feedin @700ppm yesterday. first 2 pics are of the mutant me and kak was talkin bout this morning. It has no top stem, only a new 5 bladed leaf lol.
better view of the 5 blade no stem
and the 3 normal ones.